/tags/curious-news curious news en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Thu, 07 Apr 2022 17:23:20 GMT /news/2022-04-07/woman-wins-10-million-after-accidentally-pushing-the-wrong-button-on-lottery-machine LaQuedra Edwards had put $40 into a lottery vending machine at a supermarket in Los Angeles when "some rude person" bumped into her, causing her to buy a different lottery ticket than she intended. Thu, 07 Apr 2022 17:23:20 GMT /news/2022-04-07/woman-wins-10-million-after-accidentally-pushing-the-wrong-button-on-lottery-machine Deepa Shivaram /education/2020-06-08/its-closure-graduation-marks-end-of-traumatic-high-school-years-for-parkland-shooting-survivor Annabel Claprood waved and giggled at her computer screen as her name was called, donning a navy blue cap and gown for her virtual graduation from the… Tue, 09 Jun 2020 01:00:00 GMT /education/2020-06-08/its-closure-graduation-marks-end-of-traumatic-high-school-years-for-parkland-shooting-survivor Jessica Bakeman /2019-12-08/soupy-study-minestrone-could-be-a-secret-weapon-against-malaria It all started when a London primary school asked children to bring in a plastic tube containing approximately one tablespoon of homemade soup. Sun, 08 Dec 2019 12:00:37 GMT /2019-12-08/soupy-study-minestrone-could-be-a-secret-weapon-against-malaria Vicky Hallett /2019-11-07/western-individualism-may-have-roots-in-the-medieval-churchs-obsession-with-incest Researchers combed Vatican archives to find records of how ancient church policies restricting whom one could marry shaped Western values and family structures today. Thu, 07 Nov 2019 20:20:07 GMT /2019-11-07/western-individualism-may-have-roots-in-the-medieval-churchs-obsession-with-incest Rhitu Chatterjee /news/2019-10-28/rats-miami-fort-lauderdale-is-the-most-rodent-filled-area-in-florida-orkin-says Do you smell a rat?If you live it the Miami-Fort Lauderdale metropolitan area it wouldn’t be terribly uncommon. That’s according to Orkin, the… Mon, 28 Oct 2019 19:48:08 GMT /news/2019-10-28/rats-miami-fort-lauderdale-is-the-most-rodent-filled-area-in-florida-orkin-says David Selig /2019-10-28/secret-air-force-space-plane-lands-after-more-than-2-years-in-orbit The X-37B, launched in September 2017, has returned to Earth. It was the fifth acknowledged mission for the vehicle since 2010, but details of its mission are being kept under wraps. Mon, 28 Oct 2019 10:39:00 GMT /2019-10-28/secret-air-force-space-plane-lands-after-more-than-2-years-in-orbit Scott Neuman /2019-09-29/mystery-woman-sings-opera-in-los-angeles-metro-and-goes-viral A video posted on Twitter by the LAPD shows the woman, her hair pulled up in pigtails and arms loaded with bags, singing a famous Puccini aria — and hitting every note. Sun, 29 Sep 2019 11:27:00 GMT /2019-09-29/mystery-woman-sings-opera-in-los-angeles-metro-and-goes-viral Kat Lonsdorf /2019-09-14/british-authorities-scramble-to-find-stolen-solid-gold-toilet Titled America, it is a work of art by Italian Maurizio Cattelan that had been installed at England's Blenheim Palace. A 66-year-old man has been taken into custody. Sat, 14 Sep 2019 17:55:57 GMT /2019-09-14/british-authorities-scramble-to-find-stolen-solid-gold-toilet Jenny Gathright /news/2019-08-13/egyptian-geese-make-their-home-in-a-south-florida-park-a-stinky-controversy-ensues A large flock of Egyptian Geese has taken Coconut Creek's Sabal Pines Park - and its sports fields - hostage.City officials brainstormed potential… Tue, 13 Aug 2019 12:05:11 GMT /news/2019-08-13/egyptian-geese-make-their-home-in-a-south-florida-park-a-stinky-controversy-ensues Caitie Muñoz /2019-08-09/jaws-shark-gets-his-bite-back-a-love-story The last replica shark from the 1975 classic blockbuster, Jaws, has gotten a facelift on his way to a new museum. Fri, 09 Aug 2019 12:12:48 GMT /2019-08-09/jaws-shark-gets-his-bite-back-a-love-story Cory Turner